Crime Blog

Thief steals golf clubs, wedding ring from Byron Nelson golfer’s SUV

Pro golfer Matt Bettencourt had a rough day yesterday even before he hit the course today for the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

Someone busted the windows of a courtesy Cadillac Escalade in which he had left his belongings while he was inside an Irving hotel across from the TPC Four Seasons. The thief made off with Bettencourt’s golf bag and clubs and his silver wedding band, according to an Irving police report (below).